Two men vying for the helm of the Manitoba Tories make their pitch to party members [Video]

Obby Khan and Wally Daudrich, the two candidates for the leadership of Manitoba’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives, made their respective pitches to members Wednesday night at a forum hosted by the party.

Khan, a former cabinet minister backed by some high-profile Tories including former premier Kelvin Goertzen, pitched himself as best prepared to take over the reins because of his time in the legislature since winning a byelection in 2022.

“I’ve got a ton of energy. I’m in the legislature. I’m ready to hit the ground running on Day 1,” Khan told Tories gathered in a hotel conference room.

“And that legislature is no joke. That is a machine when it comes to question period, when it comes to bills and resolution.”

Daudrich, a longtime party board member who ran unsuccessfully in the past for federal politics, told the crowd he wants to repair the party’s relationship with grassroots members and …